The Sun. — London, England, 1809-04-15 00:00:00

iMP ER ,PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, •: rutrnor, APRIL H. The - House met this day, pursuant to adjourti-: ment, when, The Irish Corn Provisions Bill,' the Irish Sugar, Bill, .Bc.c.. were read a third time, and passed. Seven' Private Bills were brought up front the Commons, and read a first time. Mr. litviNE, from the Customs, presented art ac count Of the.lnsports and Expotts to and from 'Arne riea.—Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. • NtAfcriNlQuE• 'The: Earl of Ltvaupoot. gave notice, that on Monday next he should move the Thanks of that }louse, to the Officers of the Navy, iind Aral) , who ;have been engaged in the redUaion of that impor tant colony. • TIIE CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN, The Earl of Ltveuroot. laid upon the table some further documents respecting the operations of the late Campaign in Spain: Ordered to- lie on the table, and to be printed. • Lord AUCKLAWb wished to put a few questioos to the Noble Secretary of State, to which, however, lie did not expett or require aim immediate answer. His ()Died in putting these qeesticums was to dieetis tangle, as muck as possible, and .clear the ground for the main discussion respecting the condu& of the late Campaign in Spain and Portugali and to endea vour to fix the leading points upon which that dig cession might be expected to tune That discussion Would mitt:wally involve not onty the conduct of the war In hoe countries, but also the nature and ten. AeneY of the Treaty lately tiegociated bet Ween this Country and Spain: Amid first ) he would beg leave 'to ask in what sense were to be understood the terms " lawful buccesst;e," in the article by which' this' Coeutry was hound not to make peaCe until Ferdinand VII. was restored, or , his lawful successor anti heirs, If it ,was intended not to make peace until Verdi 'nand VII. was restored, or until the Crown of Spain was Again placed on the head of the lawful successor `of Ferdinand, a Bourbon, such an article of a treaty 'ight 'expose the country to difficulties which it 'Might not be expedient to draw upon it. 11, tgain, 'the article only meant that we were to consider any Person, even Joseph llueneparte, should the Choice eof the Spaniel) nation appear to appoint him the Sou 'eeteign of that country, as the lawful , Sovereign of Spain, be should then say, the Treaty in this .respect Would be wholly nugatory. This, however, might be a matter of delicacy; and he by nO,mealisdesired to press the Noble Secretary . for an answer roped mg it; wishing only that he would bear in mind bow material a point the consideration of that part iaf time trekty must prove, in the approaching discus. 51011. The !leer point he had to allude to was also delicate one • lie meant the two letter's end message of Mr. Frets to Sir J. Moore. There was no person who was more disposed than tie was to make every aliowe . *Ube fOr the conduct of Gentlemen • in. diplomatic Situations bdt he could not but consider the tone of theirs letters as somewhat out of .the usual way. What must appe,ir still more eitraordinary was a message sent to Sir John Moore ; desiring the hearer tit the message to be heard before a Council of War, Oh the nature of the military plan to be adopted On, th, ni e,..ortjeteenty in which the British ish army was the Mr. Frere and tire Spanish Junta were t~temseives obliged to take to eight ; and most ex therdiatity again must it seem, was it to,be found that the bearer of salt a'message was a Freuelinum! In, what light must he have viewed the treatment to w °iell a British CO011413'11(10 iii Chief was thus sub rtiphtid ? These letters, this m e ssage, or the nature 111 it at least, he conceived, Should neeesserily be laid before the House for a proper. understanding of Such a strange mmits of proceeding.' Moore treated the letters and the message inn manner worthy of ;he could scarce believe they were intended to b e t er ioosly tided upon. He had now t 0 advert toaudther point which he had on a former easion endta. vowed' to press upon the attention of !. I) . ° House. and that was, the facility with which gip enemy was allowed to take possession of Ferrol, f . ) the nav a l squadron . acid 'naval arsenaliii that Place. It Was true that some communication which passed 'upon that subjeU between Sir DaVid Baird and Ad stral De Courcey had, been laid before time House, but it contained no satisfactory explimition of the =natter, and indeed was far froM stiewing that 'any eat Aual steps had been taken to Secure that great national object. Elere then was another point Upon ' 9 .414 the late treaty bore, and which must naturally Aiid au • importare place in the discussion of the sineriwof that. treaty, or in any discussiu'n . respeting ()tir present come:elan with the '.iisue of affairsin Spain. The other points he had to call' the atten tionolthe Noble Seeretery to might be considered of minor imporiante •but they were still what that and the Public sl, o uld b e f o lly a n d accurate l y , . ihhonit( l 'Von. meant a correct return of the loSSes AlCtuttled in the British infantry and cavalry Avhic;ll,be feared' far ex::ceded What they were v• nerally .utelersiood to amount • to. He feared' i losses of both would n o t be .found short of eodt; men ; of ca;alry it was said, that only 3 or 4000 had been sent out, and that of these not h mow t_au :seine hundred horses lied returned. He ,should wield to see' it stated,' how many' horses exactly trs 4 longing Si) the moented cavalry, had been lest, and also how" amity belo'ngiiie , to the wa l Gon.train, &C. teed- tmever returned. Without • due 'inlormatiou Un these riinstters no complete and satisetetory eetimate t .. ° ' ll4 '' be formed of the real loss sustained icy the British army cltnittg, the late campaign in Spain and rortugal; These ques tions he had proposed to the Noble Secretary of State, not expecting an Mune,- . (Late answer to all - of theta, but Erma a wish to have it tuderstoott, that a more complete esphioatiou o f 'tuese.pointa would ,be expected In the course of the 3 PPtoaching daenssioo than bad yet been submitted to the 1104.1 K by his Majesty's. The Earl ut 144kraciot. acknowledged the Ruble Lord had daed with perfaa -p r opriety, in not pres . s.mg for an immediate answer to Many of the ques. flans he had per. • Indeed, most o f them were - ra. timer nutter of argument for future discussion, than of immediate explanation ;. and he - should t h e rel * defer touching upon them, U6til t h a t discussion tame Nitlarly b e rm e t h e H ouse . With regard to Nlr. Prete * S letteiSi and. time message allir-"1 to tr~r alas Noble Lord, they hod never come in an otticiai shap e into Ate liandsof his Majesty's Ministers ; and fezular l `thcsiel ore did nor iturtgitte they could be 1 ) 1, . . ly produced or argued upon. tveil the depart , . meat to which such a coreespondence Mole regular. ly belonged, not believe that Much was known of t he,nat nleof dm message upOn which the Noble Lord had laid so much htreic; but whatever was known would no • duubt be communicated, when that point , cap te more immediatly under their Lord ship's consideration. With respell to the losses said to be sustained by the British army in its retreat front Salamanca to Corunna, an account of them had been laid before the House in as. complete a shape as it could well be made out" but he must entreat the House.to remember, that in estimating these losses they would take into the acconnt the losses sustained in Portugal in the battles.of Roleia and Vimiera, as well as what resulted from the retreat of the army to Corunna, and the memorable battle at that place.— The whole should bp erribraced in a comprehensive view, and not frittered into 'separate and minute par ticulars. . . . Lord GOEY could not consider the points touched upon by his Noble'Friend (Lord Auckland) as mere matter of argument, betas questions which called for a Mil and explicit explanation. Could any thing .bentore important and urgent to ascertain than what was the real meaning of the, Most important article of the recent treaty with Stiain'? 'That article bound this country to ,make nu peace 'with - France until Ferdinand VII. or his lawful, successor, was restored In. the thYone 'Spain. Why, in . the first place, Ferdinand the Wlth was his right to the throne in preterenee;to Charles IV. ? Or what au thentic information was the House in possession of Yeapeaing that right) Charles IV. was said to have abdicated in favo'rr of Ids son ; but did we know that that abdication was a Voluntary one ?• Besides, if the Spanish nation hid thought proper to make choke of Ferdinand in place of his Whet', were we to ac knowledge and sanelion the - Propriety of that choice? It was true, Ferdinand, would in the courseof things have succeeded to his father as the lawful successor ; but upon whitt ground did we sanction his actual Towssion of the Supreme Power while his father lived ? In this respect, the House were in possession Of no accurate and official intbrmation; and there fore, in thus badingt he country to persevere in a war fer his restoration, or that olltislawful,auccessor, he held to be matter of the most serious consideration. Ministers bad, however, in various documents, described Ferdinand as Prince of Asturiasi ,upon what ground . was it that they now conSidered, him as the only legitimate .Sovereign of Spain, iii Whose Cause we were to co-operate with the Supreme "Junta of Spain'? if by lawmt successor was to he understood any' persOn whom the Spanish nation blight acknOwledge as their Sovereign, then it might apply to the' present Usurper ; and in that case he must join with his Noble Friend in considering, the Treaty as wholly nugatory. On the stibjeCt of the losses sustained by the,British Army in the retreat from Salamanca, the 'House were by no means ac curately inforMed. In its consequeucesohat retreat would be found to have proved extremely. fatal. Such was the, extreme fatigue to which 'it exposed both officers and men, that many of those who had escaped Iran, Spain . had died since their return. — These conscrtnences'tnest greatly aggraVate the ori ginal loss, and" in order to ascertain at mote accurate ly, he should on Monday. next for some addi tional accounts to that effea. • • Lord AUCKLANII made some further observatiOns on the dates of some of the articles of the treaty with Spain, such as the date of the last article, widen .purported 'to be of the 1 tst March last. It was itia possible that this article, at - least, could have been ratified. It would therefore. follow that what was before site House as a treaty, could not as yet be re gularly considered as such. Lord LIVVRPOOI. seemed tnedmit the force of the observation, but defeered any explanation respeding it to a' future occasion. Lord ORLY then obsersied, that in order to meet the WisheS Of same Noble Lords to whom it was in ctinienient to attend on Tuesday nett, he would, with the permission of the House, defer his motion respecting the late campaign in Spain till this day sennight; on ‘Vhich day he was determined to bring it furwaru. SIR j. VRADDoCK., Lord BIICICiNGHAMSIIIIIS rose",,to bring under the 'consideration of their Lordships the unpleasant Sitt la- Lion in which Sir . J. Craddock was now placed. Sir .A. 'Wellesley . had jnit been ,appointed to take the commancl.of the British forces in Portugal, and that at a moment the most crifical . ,for thee • feelings and .fame of the Officer who now commanded them.. Of the military talents of Sir A. Wellesley, it was . itn poss*!ble for any ',Man to entertain .a higher opinion than he did. Neither could any man ,feel more ad miration and esteem than he did tor. that gallant and distinguished Officer. lie still, however, could not* iluppress his feelings with regard to the cruel situa tion to which Sir J. Craddock must now be exposed. Every measure adopted by Sir J. Craddock since his arrival in Portugal, had, he believed, received the folks' approbation of Governownt. It was such as Might be expeCted Itunt an ()dicer who had so ably himself in in(!ia,. in Egypt, zt:.c. and which was disiingui„ilted.by such flattering. testimo. 100 4 front Lord Hutchinson, and tad distio• guiAtri Commanders . in4ler whom, he had served. As to the insiouatiems which had gone_ Wood, le imprudent Measures tot his part respeNing the •Native troops, he took upon himself to assert, that in no one in stair 'lntd,Sir J. Craddock acted in alnaiiner repugnant toltheir feeljtigs, or:contrary to the customs of the 11:11ive IteepS . . , There' were docuttwilts which he Might bring forward to prove these assertions, and he was certainly' prepkireil to take every step fur the vindication of the costae- ter of an honourable Officer, which,. to hien, on many accounts, WO3 extremely dear. What was thepreSellt. Sittthtiou Portugal ? By the intelli gence arrived t his day, it appeared that Oporto Was now its the hands of the French. He had also in• formation on which he Could rely, that a large hos tile army was now pouring into Portugal, and that they were alrttatty on their march against L iSbon.— That such was the impression made by the idea en tertained there of Ole numbers and strength of this hostile force, that it had been in agitation to re-em bark the British troops io that country, and to leave it to its fate) that such, however, were the exer tions made by Sir J. Craddock to eollett the British force, ond se to station it as to prepare a decided re sistetieo to Jthe enemy, that the. resolution of aban., doning the country was givert,up.- Alter all these efforts on the part .of Sir John Craddock, and at a womakt. when such a proved of adding to 'his tni- IfWyr one was opened to, him, could any thing be, conceived more cruel. to tiro feelings df an honoura ble mind, than to be ream% cd from a cornMand .dersuch circumstances,- and to be :tiuperieded by. officer 60 much his junior ? 7 He hoped his Majes ty's Ministers would not impute ally blame to Sir J. Craddock on account of Ibis eipressioil of surprize and regret, which was wrung from hit...friendship ter Sir J. Craddock. If blame was toattach to any tiOn on 'such an account, it was to himself.,alone, and leis crime could , only be his attachment to a friend, Who, in every reSpeel, was intitled to the eNertiun h 1 could make inhis behalf. • 'L'untuin thfclicem nimiurn dilexit amicum. 1 1 The Earl of LIVBKVOOL could not help 'considering the OW - mations and the questions of the Noble Earl as an attack upon the Prerogative of the Crown, and as a rethtation of all notion of the responsibility of Ministers. The King had the command of the army, and . to say, that for certain services lie should not propose cerniin . OtticOrs recommended to him for such services by his confidential advisers, would be to take the command of the army out of his Vanda, and thus infringe on the Prerogative Of the crown. Ministers besides were responsible for the advice they gave his Majesty on such occasions ; but there would be an end to that responAibility, were they to be ques agreement that had beet; made on that subjeta'at I surrender of the island..., He , had ho*ever to into' him, that ,peremp tor y iitstrikaions bad,been.g g iven u. • • • our Commanders, in that quarter .not o agree 10 aby terms or articles which would permi t ,the prod co ' of the Island in.any way to be b! . titlght. in, ~ The matter was therefore still perfettly open fol:,GOvprn;- rnent re matt© any arrangement ; and be haol,Yariho to assure the lion. Gentleman, that it was not their intention to allow any of the produce tiff Mart iniquu to be imported into this country for haste codisulny. ,ticn4 but merely, fur exportation. EA tiQSP;TAI.. ...Sir F. BUIORTT said, he had thought thee-Maori he npw rose to make so much ea - natter of course, that -he wished to make •it lest eight; witlieut 'the formality of a notice. That,. boweee"te being np• posed, he had made use of theeOpportnnity afforded him by the . delay to obtain some Informaepe tie the subjeeq, which, before, he Wiid only e ecquaireete with from common report: 'He had gene down, with another Member of the Reese, this nen:tine . to Chelsea, and was, trom e bis own _observation, , . convinced that nothing but a personal inspeellou . of the place cps ld giye an adequate idea of the subject': of his complaint. 'The Hon. Baronet then repealed the statement he had made last night, arid affirMed‘ that the whole bore the appearance of ti scandalous:. job. .The'grognd leased out to Colonel. Gordon was exceedingly desirable for, 'the- Hospital; as a fine ex tent of ground to the Thames, affbrdine, free air to the Infirmary, and in the proportion of nearly twenty to one to whin war trove allotted for that building.-- He described Colette' Gordon's intended house as standing immediately between the Infirmary and the . River, and as surrounded by a wall eight Sett high; within a very short distance of the building appoities • • ed•for the reception of the sick, who stood so touch • in need of a free and pure air, and pointed out this scite as more proper for such a building than the one on, which it Ynow stood, He thought it extrsordi ',nary that the Officers belonging to tee Hospital had • not made a representation to the Lords of the ,Treae wiry on this , subject, and that the Surveyer of the • Crown ,Lands, and the Physician and Surgeons' of tee Hospital, were deficient in their duty in not • • .pointing it out to their notice. In his opinion, pris sates, who had passed their lives ih hard service, ought to have even their pride as well as their come forts: attended to .and in taking this gro t itiss front• them, he contended neither the one, nth. the other had been consulted. He could net then View it in any other light, hut as a grosS job to gratify an indie • %ideal, and would be happy to befie it explained in any way Which would give it a different eppearanee. He concluded by moving for a copy of t he. warrant granted by the 'e.orda of the TieaserY to prepare a Leese of center% Limas in Chelsea, &c. 'dated fith March, .1809,. and a-second motion ,tor summoning the Surgeons of the Hospital, Surveyors, tic, to the Bar, to be examined upon the points alluded to in his speech. Mr. Leese wished to make a tew observations on . ' , this subjee.t. From the situation .which be held, he • had felt it his duty to do every thieg in his power to promote the comforts of the elieleee Pensiunelt, and he was sure when the matter ones to ue inspetted,, it would be fottud that nothing e hich could possibly - contribute to the beeefit of that excellent Charity had ever been omitted or negleetect. He then flare rated the lads atteeding this matter. On hearing that the ground was purchased, the Commissioners . of the Hospital had applied ttetheTreasay linen part t bet trot, upon which .to erect au Infirmary agreeable to a plan This plan was approved of by the Physician, Surgeons, nod Surveyors of the Hospital, and the Lords cif the Treasury granted all that was required of them for the purposes of the Charity; and. if they had asked the whole of the ground, the whole would have beeti granted ; shortly atter this, eel.. Gordon sent a memorial for a lease of that part 'of the ground not wanted tenths hospital, and a pro posal to that effete. This was to the Sureeyor General of the Crown Lands, who tirade I t -repast . thereon, of which the riot to Colonel GoeSon, seas Itsteecee PitivtLFG F. On the motion of Sir C. HAMILTON, the Order of the consequence e not indeed upon the terms he at the my ter the attendance of Daniel Butler, at the first ote red, but upon terms suggested by the Stir- Bar of the House; was read. • • veyor Get - teed, and such, as the Hon. Baronet hints Sir C. HANILTIA stated the cireemstancee• at. 1 self (Sir-le Burdett) or any other Person nin;ht ha% e tending the ariest ; and Daniel Betfer‘beitig called had the lease uPuti. The whole ~ot. the t . ""i'eto ton to the Bar,. was in stria conformity to the - Aet ele teethe Kiee, The SPZAK2.It informed h i nt that a complaint had introduced by Mr. Pitt in 1704, by which been made againit him by Sir C. Hamilton, for t 'eit Crow." Linda was regulated; ter l if the Hon. having arrested.and insulted him, and he was now Baronet arraigned any thing on this matter, it enest called on to say what he had to offer in excuse:for het" At't, and it was too bard to blatne the Tre4-. his condn& • •• , sury for adhering strictly, to ,an Ate of .Patletteetit The Man oppeared extremely agitated, and held- which was Pa s se d to re g ulate their • I '. o "°' a paper in his hand, Which, on being interrogated, Wa4 p1a,7:16d to know hots this collet be e et tereittleea he said he could net read. He knew its contents, a job, or to whese advantage it could be carried on. but lied neither written nor .dictated them. He , l -Tlie Hon. Beef:met hal,said, that only a stuelepart ote was then ordered to withdraw. • the-ground was allotted to the use of the hospital , Sir C. HAMlriarr ;posted for his being recoiled, and , 'bet lie might have added that it as by IMICh the examined as to whether he (Sir Charles) bad not en- I Most adVataageolltio. as it was impeasible to build oil deavoured to satiity him that he was not the petson the other part which was only made ground fur ger. named in the Writ (who was nn Irish Baronet, of j dens, with scarcely setfitilent room to be ild the small. the name John C..arlas Hamiltoti,) but also that he 1 house Intended her Colonel Golden. He informed weS !Weiliber railiametit. th e klouse, though - recommended and arranged as I Butler being recalled, .wipt viten - tined as to this was pointe)tl our, by the inost. interested, tar the benefit of the Hospital, the lends of the ,Treteeer point; h o t his answer %vat Inauct.ble, On his with- i drawitv-the second time, 1 ittid not left it in elect:intim whetlior any thing to The D L Cis O oethe there t . the annoyanie or that charily . mig ut oe , ,,t one ; but could be but one way of treating ttlis aff tir. He had on the contrary expressly Oipulated in the grant applaniled the Hon. Baronet for, brinseineet female' ± that no building or plautittion should be raises which in.the manner he had jam., and hum mutiveti sQ could .in, any any way annoy or injure the petitioners.-- extremely proper and just ifiAlo. Ile had acted to- lie had no objection to the produaion of the paper wards the person with the winest forbearatce, and Moved for 7.1 the Von t baronet, but that the whole the . pteient was the ,lily mod, that remained o f 'subject mien be fully et "Mere the llouee, he wished • punishing his enneenteey, that the Stuveyora Reports c. might be also pto- The SPEAKER pet the question, that I/mai-But, duced, which,when seen," %Wilk' instantly convince l er had bete guilty o f re b r e ec h o f tlip inieeekeb of them that there eels not the slightest ground for the the Hoist', which teas nehe'd to, / elearge,made agaiust hi* Majesty's MiListers. Mr• BALI: Am wished ili to be gen4aily understood Sir C. -kiosgt.s . 'said, hi. Icid accompanied the that even .otet ai! tee ireselis eels:l44 it)Haptile tiArrinet (Sir t's Butd:tt) to Chelst-3 ihts morn: ton, he 114 , 1 ken extreeelystesireas to ex c use But- ing, and confirmed his miitement it. cvvry respect. tea, if 'any apology had head made, 6 ut .“, , , 1 t c w ou ld Tlitr,iprden oftlieltif:ratv.ry ‘l;t:t nut (4101011th what be offered by that person till he knew the emitter was .it Oitht, to he, and Item the meeeetto of tl.e free to be brought before the House of CoMillUtiri. circulation of air, by the imerveutene of .Colo net On the question from - the Sr EA/tali) Daniel But.. Gordon's house and nail 0051eeti it and tee River, her was for his offence ordered to be committed to it would he much worse than it wris foramay Iti=h;,3l Newgaie, and a warrant issued accordingly; .rtt the t.,.)p of the Hospital. - MARTltv'lft.lZr.• ' Mr. Logo explained. - Mr. C. Ez.us wished to know from Ministers in Mr. "yelled ov er 4, 1 4 e eatt 6 ground what way the produce of the island of Martinique wi t h *ld r< -end gave..; more ettcomet-attita de was intended to be Made a branch of our colonial tail (tithe pre ,Tess of the . w hole oder * from Wbici i trade. he tetiteneese It watt apparent siltat it f job could Li intenctod or, curs t.to et. li. g , .*Ounu meal The Citeteceeeon of the Decurcuin 'ed , fve - that' baying read . the Article! of Capitulation, Pt ichase c t W ith nc °711 " b'tt• the oth - V l aV- Hon. Gentleman knew as well es Ministers-all tiro tiu= Ho'Pl" ), arid Ii 0013 'th:red tl`e , QlCliCat rthlitiee' tioned upon the reasons wits:, any particulai oc-• cation, they preferred one ,Uificex to another: He never should silently suffer such gtiestions to be put, at least he should ,never .tinswe; them. , With regard to Sir J. Craddock, he, for one, had the highest opi-, nion of his military charaaer, and be b.lieved the rest of his Majesty's Ministers entertained the same . opinion of his services and merits ; and be was happy to have this occasion of bearing the.. fullest •testimony to the deserts Of that gallant Officer. , - Lord Limaates..was glad,to hear the honourable testimony paid to nierits,of. General Craddock by the Noble Secretary ofState; for the charaeter of that gallant General moat he.peculiarly dear to his . feelings. Lord BucKINGHANISHIRE, in explanation, .said that he bad no intention'of. putting improper qua.: liens to the Noble Secretary ; his only wish was, to draw front him the acknowledgment the Noble Se cretary had just, made of the iner.ts and good con-. duet of Sir J. etaddock is Portugal. The Earl of Ltvertroot,,'• observed, that he pro-• tested against such questions being addressed to Mi nisters, lest it should be drawn into a precedent, and that upon occasions when it might .not be in the power of Ministers to speak of the Commander .then alluded to, as he wa3 now able to speak of the character and cenduet of Sir J. Craddock. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMAS. . IDAV, 'APRIL t 4. A Message from.the Lords announced their Lord ships' assent to the Irish Flax-seed Bill.: Mr. Alderman Costau presented a Petition froM the,lnhabitants of West Smithfield, against the te moval of Smithfield Market, which. was read, and laid on the table. • Mr. GRANT brought in the 9th Report of the Com missioners of Military.lnqntry; which .was laid on the table, and ordered to be primed. JinussoN, from the Odice of the Chief Se cretary !Or „Ireland, presented accounts relating to the avlication of the 500,00u1. granted tor the In land' kavigation of Ireland. - Mr. layiXts.grrysented sundry Custom-house ac count,, ascerta ining the quantity of sugar imported :into Great Britain. and Ireland, in Isoe: The Woollen •Manufa6tory Acts," Alteration and, Amendment was, after somelernarks from Mr. Rose, read a first time.- . 7 -Ordered to be printed, and read a second time this clay-fortnight. On the motion of Mr. WAws, a new Writ was ordered to be issued for a ComtnissiOner to serve in Parliament for Edinburgh, in the room of the Right Hon. Mr:: Robert Dundas, who, since his ele4tion, had accepted thel - Atice of .Chief Secretary for Ire land.. _